Comments for A Gun Blobber

Comment on Range Report by Tom Stone

Tom Stone — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 16:41:13 +0000

I have a Kimber cdp11 which took 600 rounds to break in.No failures to feed or fire from round 600 to 5000.I would rather have the steel frame though,I have to concentrate more to get off an accurate second shot quickly.

Comment on Gun Porn: Browning BL-22 by johnny

johnny — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:21:22 +0000

i got one of those

Comment on weird by Cemetery's Gun Blob

Cemetery's Gun Blob — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:48:45 +0000

Ya know, my old man took my mom trap shooting on their first date, 41 years ago. Maybe the woman who said shooting is a great first date is onto something.

Comment on Range Report by TNProgrammer

TNProgrammer — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 03:53:11 +0000

I had cycling issues with my skeeter too with the Winchester Super-X.
Of course the CCI mini-mags have run great through every firearm i’ve tried em in, but you’re right about the cost. It adds up fast and it’s rather hard to justify $8/100 for .22LR plinking ammunition.

I’ve discovered that the skeeter seems to like the Federal Auto Match ammo (325/box for $17ish at Wal-Mart, if memory serves) ran flawlessly last time i went through a box.

On the other hand, I now run the standard Federal 550 rd. bulk ammo in my Mosquito with no issues thus far after about 2k rounds using the standard spring. As with all things, your mileage may vary; just throwing it out there.

Not that much use for a plinker that requires (comparatively) expensive ammo to run reliably as far as I’m concerned.

Comment on Gun Porn: Browning BL-22 by soloban

soloban — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 02:20:10 +0000

I’ve got one of these beauties as well. I love shooting it!

Comment on When to stop? by basqueguy545

basqueguy545 — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:28:37 +0000

Well I just started my gun collection in 06 and I told myself that I would buy one gun a year. Well it’s 08 and I have 6 guns now. I don’t think I will ever stop buying guns and my wish list keeps growing!

Comment on slo-mo gun pr0n by Dave from Canada

Dave from Canada — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 18:51:30 +0000

You better hope that action doesn’t open before the bullet leaves the barrel – the result would be a potentially lethal blast of hot expanding gas in your face! Madrocketscientist is wrong: the M1A bolt is designed to lock until chamber pressure has subsided to the point where it is safe to cycle the action – ie. after the bullet has exited the barrel.

Comment on When to stop? by Mikee

Mikee — Wed, 14 May 2008 16:15:40 +0000

There will come a point where your purchases may depend more on spur of the moment impulse than your prepared list. This is how I ended up with a pawnshop Lee-Enfield, which is just about my favorite rifle now.

Being prepared with a list and a plan and priorities is great, and being able to ignore all that for a nifty item at a moment’s notice is also great.

Comment on Range Report by Mikee

Mikee — Wed, 14 May 2008 16:10:42 +0000

Austin, Texas, Walmarts and Academy Sports are selling CCI Mini-Mag for $6.97 a box, so $8.00 at the range does not sound too outrageous to me.

Just my $0.02, sounds like a great pistol.

Comment on Range Report by Cowboy Blob

Cowboy Blob — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 03:37:02 +0000

+1 on the Practical Shooting and “Too Little Trigger Finger” (assuming you’re right-handed).

I have trouble with my SIG 229 because of the difference between the length of the first, long double-action shot, and the much shorter single-action shots to follow. If one doesn’t have the pad between the fingertip and first knuckle squarely on the trigger at the breaking point, one will group to the left or right. You seem to have most of the basics down (evidenced by your nice grouping) so I’d recommend stretching yourself on the field of competition… That clock will do strange things to your concentration; so will drawing a gun in fear for your life, which is why some folks compete. I do it more for the sheer joy and satisfaction I get for shooting fast and clean — and even if I’m not fast and clean, I still get some enjoyment out of it.

My solution for the SIG thing? I switched to a 1911 or a Glock for competition, but I still like my SIG as a concealed carry weapon.